MATCH RULES
(revised 14th October 2021)
MATCH PLAY
EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF 6 PLAYERS (PLUS RESERVES IF REQUIRED). 12 GAMES ARE PLAYED IN TOTAL PER MATCH. THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS AND SHOULD BE PLAYED IN THIS ORDER. THE TEAM GAME IS PLAYED FOR TWO (2) POINTS. IN EACH OF THE OTHER GAMES ONE POINT IS AWARDED TO THE WINNING SIDE.
THREES 601 FLYING START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(2 ROUNDS) 601 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
PAIRS 401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(3 ROUNDS) 401 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
SINGLES 301 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(6 ROUNDS) LEG 2 AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
LEG 3 IF REQUIRED TOSS OF A COIN.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
TEAM 901 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(1 ROUND)
BEFORE SIGNING THE MATCH SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET AT THE END OF THE MATCH, BOTH CAPTAINS MUST AGREE ON THE FINAL SCORE.
RULES:-
1A:- PLAY MUST COMMENCE AT 8.45pm (OR AT A TIME AGREED BY BOTH CAPTAINS).
1B:- ALL SELECTED PLAYERS, INCLUDING UP TO FOUR (4) RESERVES, (MAXIMUM 10 PLAYERS) MUST BE SIGNED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET OR DECLARED BEFORE PLAY COMMENCES.
1C:- THERE MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR PLAYERS FROM EACH SIDE PRESENT IN ORDER FOR THE MATCH TO COMMENCE.
1D: - IF ALL EXPECTED PLAYERS ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE START THE MATCH, PROVIDED THE NAMES OF THE LATECOMERS ARE PUT UP ON THE BOARD, THEY CAN BE INCLUDED IN PLAY AFTER THE THREES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED & BEFORE THE PAIRS COMMENCE. LATECOMERS’ NAMES
MUST BE SHOWN ON THE SCORESHEET IN THE SPARE PLACES.
1E:- THE ORDER OF PLAY CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE THE FIRST DART OF THE MATCH HAS BEEN THROWN.
1F:- THERE WILL BE A DRAW TO DETERMINE WHO PLAYS WHO FOR THE THREES, PAIRS AND SINGLES.
1G: - RESERVES MAY BE PUT INTO PLAY AT ANY TIME DURING THE MATCH BEFORE A DRAW IS DONE, SO AFTER ANY GROUP OF GAMES SUCH AS THREE’S, PAIRS OR SINGLES.
1H: - IF SUBSTITUTED OUT OF THE MATCH A PLAYER CAN THEN BE REINSERTED AGAIN LATER THAT NIGHT.
1I:- IF BY 9.00 THERE ARE FEWER THAN THE MINIMUM (SEE RULE IC) PLAYERS FROM ONE TEAM PRESENT, THEN THE MATCH WILL BE DEEMED CANCELLED AND THE OPPOSING TEAM (PROVIDING THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT PLAYERS) WILL BE AWARDED THE MATCH (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED.
1J:- IF A TEAM ARRIVES WITH AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND THEN DECIDES NOT TO PLAY THEN THE MATCH WILL BE DEEMED CANCELLED AND THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL BE AWARDED THE MATCH (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED
1K: - THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE AND OVERTURN ANY RESULTS FROM MATCHES WHERE IT IS DEEMED, THAT ADISCREPANCY OR INDESCRETION HAS OCCURRED.
1L: - ON 4 OCCASIONS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND ALL THE TIME DURING THE SUMMER SEASON A DEPLETED TEAM MAY PLAY 1 EXTRA PLAYER DURING SINGLES GAME ONLY. THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY ALL THE PLAYERS NAMES GOING IN A HAT AND 1 NAME BEING DRAWN OUT OR BY DRAWING CARDS. THE NAME OF THE PLAYER WHO PLAYS TWICE SHOULD BE SHOWN AGAIN ON THE MATCH SCORECARD ON A SEPARATE ROW. FOR THE WINTER SEASON THE NUMBER OF TIMES A TEAM HAS DONE THIS WILL BE RECORDED ON THE LEAGUE TABLES .
1M: - IF A GAME IS CANCELLED THE RESULT WILL BE 13-0. THE TEAM CANCELLING WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL RECEIVE 13 POINTS.
2:- ALL MATCHES ARE TO BE STARTED BY THE AWAY TEAM FOR THE FIRST GAME ONLY, THEN TEAMS ALTERNATE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT GAMES.
3A:- THE VISITING TEAM MUST SUPPLY A CALLER, THE HOME TEAM A CHALKER.
3B:- A PLAYER MAY ASK ONLY THE CALLER WHAT HE OR SHE HAS SCORED OR WHAT IS LEFT? THE CALLER MUST NOT NAME THE REQUIRED DOUBLE OR TELL THE PLAYER ON THE OCHE HOW TO PLAY THE OUTSHOT; ONLY TELL THE PLAYER THE TOTAL LEFT. THE CHALKER, ALL OTHER PLAYERS & SUPPORTERS MUST REMAIN SILENT.
4:- THE CAPTAIN MAY CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE CALLER TO ANY PLAYER STANDING NEARER THAN 7ft 93/4ins TO THE BOARD. FAILURE TO STAND BEHIND THE OCHE AFTER A WARNING WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING PLAYER FORFEITING THE SCORE OF THE DARTS IN THAT THROW.
5:- ELECTRONIC SCORE BOARDS MAY BE USED IF BOTH CAPTAINS AGREE.
6:- ALL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON A STANDARD PATTERN CLOCK BOARD, FITTED, LIGHTED & NUMBERED 1 TO 20 WITH DOUBLE, TREBLE, 25 & 50
7:- THE TWO CAPTAINS ARE TO MUTUALLY AGREE BEFORE COMMENCING A LEAGUE MATCH THAT THE BOARD IS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION, AFTER WHICH NO OBJECTIONS CAN BE MADE. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE AGREED UPON, THE MATCH SHOULD BE POSTPONED. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE CHANGED THEN A COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL INSPECT THE BOARD & MAKE A RULING. IF THE COMMITTEE RULE THE BOARD WAS PLAYABLE, THE GAME WILL BE AWARDED TO THE HOME TEAM.
8A:- EACH PLAYER WILL SIGN A REGISTRATION FORM IN HIS OR HERS OWN HANDWRITING, DECLARING WHICH TEAM HE OR SHE WILL PLAY FOR DURING THE ENSUING SEASON. A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION SHEET MUST BE WITH YOU DURING ALL MATCHES.
8B:- A MAXIMUM OF 12 PLAYERS MAY BE SIGNED ON FOR A TEAM AT ANY ONE TIME. IF A TEAM WITH 12 REGISTERED PLAYERS WISHES TO ADD NEW TEAM MEMBERS THEN ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING MEMBERS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO MAINTAIN THE REGISTERED NUMBER AT 12.
8C:- REGISTRATION FORMS SHOULD BE HANDED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY AT THE FIRST CAPTAINS’ MEETING ALONG WITH THE REGISTRATION FEES. DURING THE WINTER SEASON KNOCK-OUT FEES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY ALONG WITH KNOCKOUT FORMS AT THE FIRST CAPTAINS’ MEETING.
8D: - ANY TEAM NOT PAYING THEIR FEES BY THE DUE DATE WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE AND/OR KNOCK-OUT UNTIL THOSE MONIES HAVE BEEN PAID. IN THIS CASE THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WILL NOTIFY THE TEAM(S) CONCERNED (IN WRITING/BY EMAIL) AND COMMUNICATE TO THE REST OF THE LEAGUE THAT THESE TEAMS CANNOT PLAY ANY MATCHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
9:- NO MEMBER HAVING SIGNED ON FOR ONE TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIGN ON FOR ANY OTHER IN THE HITHER GREEN LEAGUE DURING THE SAME SEASON UNLESS HIS OR HER TEAM DISBANDED.
10:- NEW MEMBERS MAY BE REGISTERED ON THE NIGHT OF THE MATCH, OR UP TO THE MID-POINT OF THE SEASON BUT THE ADDITION SHEET MUST ACCOMPANY THE RESULT SHEET TO ALLOW SIGNATURE VERIFICATION BY LEAGUE SECRETARY, OTHER WISE THE PLAYER WILL BE DEEMED INELIGABLE. PLAYERS NOT ON THE REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE THE COMPETITIONS COMMENCE WILL BE INELIGABLE TO PLAY IN THE COMPETITIONS.
11:- ANY TEAM PLAYING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS SHALL FORFEIT THE MATCH 13-0. ANY POINTS WON WHILST FIELDING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TEAMS TOTAL SCORE FOR THE SEASON & THIRTEEN (13) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM.
12:- ANY PROTESTS & OBJECTIONS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IN WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS OF THE MATCH.
13:- TEAMS WILL PLAY FOR A LEAGUE TROPHY WHICH WILL BE HELD BY THE WINNING TEAM IN THEIR VENUE/PUB FOR FORTY FIVE (45) WEEKS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION. THESE TROPHIES WILL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE HITHER GREEN DARTS LEAGUE. ALL YEARLY
TROPHIES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. THOSE TEAMS WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEANING AND SAFE RETURN OF THE TROPHIES PRIOR TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. ANY TROPHIES LOST OR DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED AND PAID FOR BY THE TEAM.
14:- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE ON POINTS AND GAMES WON AT THE END OF A SEASON TEAMS IN CHAMPIONSHIP OR PROMOTION PLACES AND TEAMS IN RELEGATION PLACES, WILL PLAY A DECIDING MATCH ON A NEUTRAL BOARD DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
15A:- ALL MATCH SCORECARDS/RESULTS SHEET ARE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE LEAGUE SECRETARY BY WEDNESDAY 7.00pm. FOLLOWING EACH MATCH. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING TEAM BEING DEDUCTED 3 POINTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNING TEAM.
15B:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE THREES, PAIRS AND TEAM GAME SHOULD BE RECORDED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET BY MARKING AN ASTERISK*** OR TICK NEXT TO THE PLAYERS NAME AS THESE COUNT TOWARDS THE LEAGUE GAME SHOTS TROPHIES, ALSO THAT ANY SHEET NOT FILLED IN CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE GAME SHOTS BEING VOIDED BUT MATCH POINTS WILL STAND.
15C:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE SINGLES SHOULD BE RECORDED AS THE SCORE IN LEGS I.E. 2-0, 2-1, 1-2 OR 0-2 WITH THE INDIVIDUAL’S SCORE SHOWN FIRST. IF SOMEONE WINS A SINGLES BY DEFAULT, DUE TO THERE BEING NO OPPOSING PLAYER, THEN ENTER W/O (FOR WALKOVER) ON THE
SCORESHEET.
16:- IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TEAMS THE CAPTAIN OF EACH TEAM WILL BE ASKED TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE TO PUT THEIR CASE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT A COMMITTEE MEETING AND NOT AT A CAPTAIN’S MEETING. ANY DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE WILL BE FINAL.
17A:- A LEAGUE MATCH MAY BE POSTPONED BY ANY TEAM ON OR BEFORE 12 MIDDAY ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH. THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM POSTPONING THE GAME MUST INFORM THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY.
17B:- IF THERE IS A NEED TO POSTPONE A MATCH AFTER 12 MIDDAY ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH THE CAPTAIN OF THE POSTPONING TEAM MUST CONTACT THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WHO WILL THEN CONTACT THE OPPOSING TEAM TO SEE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT A LATE POSTPONEMENT. IF NOT, THE GAME WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND THE MATCH AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED)
17C:- THE MATCH MUST BE PLAYED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WILL CONTACT BOTH TEAMS TO ARRANGE A SUITABLE DATE.
17D: - ULTIMATELY IF NO NEW DATE CAN BE AGREED THE GAME WILL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID NO POINTS AWARDED TO EITHER TEAM
17F:- A TEAM MAY ONLY POSTPONE ONE MATCH IN THE SEASON. IN THE EVENT OF A TEAM REACHING THIS LIMIT ANY SUBSEQUENT POSTPONED MATCHES WILL BE DEEMED TO BE CANCELLED AND THE MATCH AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED).
17G: - AT LEAST ONE SPARE DATE IS PROVIDED IN EACH HALF OF THE SEASON FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING POSTPONED MATCHES.
18:- ANY TEAM CAPTAIN OR REPRESENTATIVE FAILING TO ATTEND THE CAPTAINS’ MEETINGS WHILST THE MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO ORDER, I.E. MEETING OPENED; MINUTES TAKEN AND MEETING CLOSED WILL LOSE THREE (3) POINTS. (THIS INCLUDES ANY MEETING HELD OUTSIDE OF THE SEASON – POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU MISS THE AGM YOU WILL START THE WINTER SEASON WITH -3 POINTS).
19:- ANY TEAM FAILING TO FULFIL AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE FIXTURES WILL FORFEIT THEIR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE TABLE AND WILL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO PLAY ANY FURTHER MATCHES.
20- CAPTAINS’ MEETINGS MAY BE HELD WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT.
21:- RULE CHANGES CAN ONLY BE MADE AT AN AGM. THE FINAL DECISION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE. THE AGM AND PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE SUMMER SEASON.
22:- ANYTHING OCCURING THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THESE RULES WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS AND/OR DECISIONS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO ALL TEAMS. THE COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL.
PRESENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS:-
CHAIRPERSON MARK RUSSELL
LEAGUE SECRETARY REBECCA GARRETT
TREASURER ROB RICKWOOD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MIC HEGARTY
FRANK BENNETT
(revised 14th October 2021)
MATCH PLAY
EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF 6 PLAYERS (PLUS RESERVES IF REQUIRED). 12 GAMES ARE PLAYED IN TOTAL PER MATCH. THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS AND SHOULD BE PLAYED IN THIS ORDER. THE TEAM GAME IS PLAYED FOR TWO (2) POINTS. IN EACH OF THE OTHER GAMES ONE POINT IS AWARDED TO THE WINNING SIDE.
THREES 601 FLYING START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(2 ROUNDS) 601 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
PAIRS 401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(3 ROUNDS) 401 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
SINGLES 301 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(6 ROUNDS) LEG 2 AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
LEG 3 IF REQUIRED TOSS OF A COIN.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
TEAM 901 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(1 ROUND)
BEFORE SIGNING THE MATCH SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET AT THE END OF THE MATCH, BOTH CAPTAINS MUST AGREE ON THE FINAL SCORE.
RULES:-
1A:- PLAY MUST COMMENCE AT 8.45pm (OR AT A TIME AGREED BY BOTH CAPTAINS).
1B:- ALL SELECTED PLAYERS, INCLUDING UP TO FOUR (4) RESERVES, (MAXIMUM 10 PLAYERS) MUST BE SIGNED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET OR DECLARED BEFORE PLAY COMMENCES.
1C:- THERE MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR PLAYERS FROM EACH SIDE PRESENT IN ORDER FOR THE MATCH TO COMMENCE.
1D: - IF ALL EXPECTED PLAYERS ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE START THE MATCH, PROVIDED THE NAMES OF THE LATECOMERS ARE PUT UP ON THE BOARD, THEY CAN BE INCLUDED IN PLAY AFTER THE THREES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED & BEFORE THE PAIRS COMMENCE. LATECOMERS’ NAMES
MUST BE SHOWN ON THE SCORESHEET IN THE SPARE PLACES.
1E:- THE ORDER OF PLAY CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE THE FIRST DART OF THE MATCH HAS BEEN THROWN.
1F:- THERE WILL BE A DRAW TO DETERMINE WHO PLAYS WHO FOR THE THREES, PAIRS AND SINGLES.
1G: - RESERVES MAY BE PUT INTO PLAY AT ANY TIME DURING THE MATCH BEFORE A DRAW IS DONE, SO AFTER ANY GROUP OF GAMES SUCH AS THREE’S, PAIRS OR SINGLES.
1H: - IF SUBSTITUTED OUT OF THE MATCH A PLAYER CAN THEN BE REINSERTED AGAIN LATER THAT NIGHT.
1I:- IF BY 9.00 THERE ARE FEWER THAN THE MINIMUM (SEE RULE IC) PLAYERS FROM ONE TEAM PRESENT, THEN THE MATCH WILL BE DEEMED CANCELLED AND THE OPPOSING TEAM (PROVIDING THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT PLAYERS) WILL BE AWARDED THE MATCH (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED.
1J:- IF A TEAM ARRIVES WITH AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND THEN DECIDES NOT TO PLAY THEN THE MATCH WILL BE DEEMED CANCELLED AND THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL BE AWARDED THE MATCH (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED
1K: - THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE AND OVERTURN ANY RESULTS FROM MATCHES WHERE IT IS DEEMED, THAT ADISCREPANCY OR INDESCRETION HAS OCCURRED.
1L: - ON 4 OCCASIONS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND ALL THE TIME DURING THE SUMMER SEASON A DEPLETED TEAM MAY PLAY 1 EXTRA PLAYER DURING SINGLES GAME ONLY. THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY ALL THE PLAYERS NAMES GOING IN A HAT AND 1 NAME BEING DRAWN OUT OR BY DRAWING CARDS. THE NAME OF THE PLAYER WHO PLAYS TWICE SHOULD BE SHOWN AGAIN ON THE MATCH SCORECARD ON A SEPARATE ROW. FOR THE WINTER SEASON THE NUMBER OF TIMES A TEAM HAS DONE THIS WILL BE RECORDED ON THE LEAGUE TABLES .
1M: - IF A GAME IS CANCELLED THE RESULT WILL BE 13-0. THE TEAM CANCELLING WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS, THEIR OPPONENTS WILL RECEIVE 13 POINTS.
2:- ALL MATCHES ARE TO BE STARTED BY THE AWAY TEAM FOR THE FIRST GAME ONLY, THEN TEAMS ALTERNATE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT GAMES.
3A:- THE VISITING TEAM MUST SUPPLY A CALLER, THE HOME TEAM A CHALKER.
3B:- A PLAYER MAY ASK ONLY THE CALLER WHAT HE OR SHE HAS SCORED OR WHAT IS LEFT? THE CALLER MUST NOT NAME THE REQUIRED DOUBLE OR TELL THE PLAYER ON THE OCHE HOW TO PLAY THE OUTSHOT; ONLY TELL THE PLAYER THE TOTAL LEFT. THE CHALKER, ALL OTHER PLAYERS & SUPPORTERS MUST REMAIN SILENT.
4:- THE CAPTAIN MAY CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE CALLER TO ANY PLAYER STANDING NEARER THAN 7ft 93/4ins TO THE BOARD. FAILURE TO STAND BEHIND THE OCHE AFTER A WARNING WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING PLAYER FORFEITING THE SCORE OF THE DARTS IN THAT THROW.
5:- ELECTRONIC SCORE BOARDS MAY BE USED IF BOTH CAPTAINS AGREE.
6:- ALL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON A STANDARD PATTERN CLOCK BOARD, FITTED, LIGHTED & NUMBERED 1 TO 20 WITH DOUBLE, TREBLE, 25 & 50
7:- THE TWO CAPTAINS ARE TO MUTUALLY AGREE BEFORE COMMENCING A LEAGUE MATCH THAT THE BOARD IS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION, AFTER WHICH NO OBJECTIONS CAN BE MADE. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE AGREED UPON, THE MATCH SHOULD BE POSTPONED. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE CHANGED THEN A COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL INSPECT THE BOARD & MAKE A RULING. IF THE COMMITTEE RULE THE BOARD WAS PLAYABLE, THE GAME WILL BE AWARDED TO THE HOME TEAM.
8A:- EACH PLAYER WILL SIGN A REGISTRATION FORM IN HIS OR HERS OWN HANDWRITING, DECLARING WHICH TEAM HE OR SHE WILL PLAY FOR DURING THE ENSUING SEASON. A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION SHEET MUST BE WITH YOU DURING ALL MATCHES.
8B:- A MAXIMUM OF 12 PLAYERS MAY BE SIGNED ON FOR A TEAM AT ANY ONE TIME. IF A TEAM WITH 12 REGISTERED PLAYERS WISHES TO ADD NEW TEAM MEMBERS THEN ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING MEMBERS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO MAINTAIN THE REGISTERED NUMBER AT 12.
8C:- REGISTRATION FORMS SHOULD BE HANDED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY AT THE FIRST CAPTAINS’ MEETING ALONG WITH THE REGISTRATION FEES. DURING THE WINTER SEASON KNOCK-OUT FEES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY ALONG WITH KNOCKOUT FORMS AT THE FIRST CAPTAINS’ MEETING.
8D: - ANY TEAM NOT PAYING THEIR FEES BY THE DUE DATE WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE AND/OR KNOCK-OUT UNTIL THOSE MONIES HAVE BEEN PAID. IN THIS CASE THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WILL NOTIFY THE TEAM(S) CONCERNED (IN WRITING/BY EMAIL) AND COMMUNICATE TO THE REST OF THE LEAGUE THAT THESE TEAMS CANNOT PLAY ANY MATCHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
9:- NO MEMBER HAVING SIGNED ON FOR ONE TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIGN ON FOR ANY OTHER IN THE HITHER GREEN LEAGUE DURING THE SAME SEASON UNLESS HIS OR HER TEAM DISBANDED.
10:- NEW MEMBERS MAY BE REGISTERED ON THE NIGHT OF THE MATCH, OR UP TO THE MID-POINT OF THE SEASON BUT THE ADDITION SHEET MUST ACCOMPANY THE RESULT SHEET TO ALLOW SIGNATURE VERIFICATION BY LEAGUE SECRETARY, OTHER WISE THE PLAYER WILL BE DEEMED INELIGABLE. PLAYERS NOT ON THE REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE THE COMPETITIONS COMMENCE WILL BE INELIGABLE TO PLAY IN THE COMPETITIONS.
11:- ANY TEAM PLAYING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS SHALL FORFEIT THE MATCH 13-0. ANY POINTS WON WHILST FIELDING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TEAMS TOTAL SCORE FOR THE SEASON & THIRTEEN (13) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM.
12:- ANY PROTESTS & OBJECTIONS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IN WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS OF THE MATCH.
13:- TEAMS WILL PLAY FOR A LEAGUE TROPHY WHICH WILL BE HELD BY THE WINNING TEAM IN THEIR VENUE/PUB FOR FORTY FIVE (45) WEEKS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION. THESE TROPHIES WILL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE HITHER GREEN DARTS LEAGUE. ALL YEARLY
TROPHIES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. THOSE TEAMS WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEANING AND SAFE RETURN OF THE TROPHIES PRIOR TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. ANY TROPHIES LOST OR DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED AND PAID FOR BY THE TEAM.
14:- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE ON POINTS AND GAMES WON AT THE END OF A SEASON TEAMS IN CHAMPIONSHIP OR PROMOTION PLACES AND TEAMS IN RELEGATION PLACES, WILL PLAY A DECIDING MATCH ON A NEUTRAL BOARD DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
15A:- ALL MATCH SCORECARDS/RESULTS SHEET ARE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE LEAGUE SECRETARY BY WEDNESDAY 7.00pm. FOLLOWING EACH MATCH. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING TEAM BEING DEDUCTED 3 POINTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNING TEAM.
15B:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE THREES, PAIRS AND TEAM GAME SHOULD BE RECORDED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET BY MARKING AN ASTERISK*** OR TICK NEXT TO THE PLAYERS NAME AS THESE COUNT TOWARDS THE LEAGUE GAME SHOTS TROPHIES, ALSO THAT ANY SHEET NOT FILLED IN CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE GAME SHOTS BEING VOIDED BUT MATCH POINTS WILL STAND.
15C:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE SINGLES SHOULD BE RECORDED AS THE SCORE IN LEGS I.E. 2-0, 2-1, 1-2 OR 0-2 WITH THE INDIVIDUAL’S SCORE SHOWN FIRST. IF SOMEONE WINS A SINGLES BY DEFAULT, DUE TO THERE BEING NO OPPOSING PLAYER, THEN ENTER W/O (FOR WALKOVER) ON THE
SCORESHEET.
16:- IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TEAMS THE CAPTAIN OF EACH TEAM WILL BE ASKED TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE TO PUT THEIR CASE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT A COMMITTEE MEETING AND NOT AT A CAPTAIN’S MEETING. ANY DECISION BY THE COMMITTEE WILL BE FINAL.
17A:- A LEAGUE MATCH MAY BE POSTPONED BY ANY TEAM ON OR BEFORE 12 MIDDAY ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH. THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM POSTPONING THE GAME MUST INFORM THE LEAGUE SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY.
17B:- IF THERE IS A NEED TO POSTPONE A MATCH AFTER 12 MIDDAY ON THE DAY OF THE MATCH THE CAPTAIN OF THE POSTPONING TEAM MUST CONTACT THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WHO WILL THEN CONTACT THE OPPOSING TEAM TO SEE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT A LATE POSTPONEMENT. IF NOT, THE GAME WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND THE MATCH AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED)
17C:- THE MATCH MUST BE PLAYED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. THE LEAGUE SECRETARY WILL CONTACT BOTH TEAMS TO ARRANGE A SUITABLE DATE.
17D: - ULTIMATELY IF NO NEW DATE CAN BE AGREED THE GAME WILL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID NO POINTS AWARDED TO EITHER TEAM
17F:- A TEAM MAY ONLY POSTPONE ONE MATCH IN THE SEASON. IN THE EVENT OF A TEAM REACHING THIS LIMIT ANY SUBSEQUENT POSTPONED MATCHES WILL BE DEEMED TO BE CANCELLED AND THE MATCH AWARDED TO THE OPPOSING TEAM (SEE RULE 1M FOR POINTS AWARDED).
17G: - AT LEAST ONE SPARE DATE IS PROVIDED IN EACH HALF OF THE SEASON FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING POSTPONED MATCHES.
18:- ANY TEAM CAPTAIN OR REPRESENTATIVE FAILING TO ATTEND THE CAPTAINS’ MEETINGS WHILST THE MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO ORDER, I.E. MEETING OPENED; MINUTES TAKEN AND MEETING CLOSED WILL LOSE THREE (3) POINTS. (THIS INCLUDES ANY MEETING HELD OUTSIDE OF THE SEASON – POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASON FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU MISS THE AGM YOU WILL START THE WINTER SEASON WITH -3 POINTS).
19:- ANY TEAM FAILING TO FULFIL AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE FIXTURES WILL FORFEIT THEIR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE TABLE AND WILL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO PLAY ANY FURTHER MATCHES.
20- CAPTAINS’ MEETINGS MAY BE HELD WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT.
21:- RULE CHANGES CAN ONLY BE MADE AT AN AGM. THE FINAL DECISION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE. THE AGM AND PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE SUMMER SEASON.
22:- ANYTHING OCCURING THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THESE RULES WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS AND/OR DECISIONS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO ALL TEAMS. THE COMMITTEE’S DECISION IS FINAL.
PRESENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS:-
CHAIRPERSON MARK RUSSELL
LEAGUE SECRETARY REBECCA GARRETT
TREASURER ROB RICKWOOD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MIC HEGARTY
FRANK BENNETT